“I’m [оккупанты] they want Ukrainians to simply not be able to live on this land,” Zelensky stressed.
He said that with unemployment, ordinary life returns to Ukrainian cities and villages, the one Ukrainians are used to.
“That’s why Ukraine is so grateful to everyone who supports us, our defense, finances, reconstruction. This is literally life-saving aid,” he added. “Now, ahead of winter, we are facing one of the biggest threats in a full-scale war. Missile terror has destroyed nearly half of our energy infrastructure. And we know the Kremlin has set itself the task of continuing to to hit energy structures. To turn the cold of winter into a weapon of mass destruction. Russia wants to do with the entire territory of Ukraine what it does with occupied cities and villages. It wants to destroy life.”
Ukraine opposes these intentions of the occupiers, Zelensky stressed.
He said on Nov. 21, in a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, he talked about “what we can do together to protect ourselves from these Russian tactics.”
“We have clear agreements. Including that in early December we will hold a conference on the rapid recovery of Ukraine now – in accordance with our Plan for the rapid recovery of Ukraine. And I invite all of you to attend the conference and related efforts,” continued the president. Ukraine.
Zelensky told congress participants that Ukraine needs many things to get through the winter, from generators to Starlink satellite terminals.
“For us, it’s not just a question of technology. For Ukraine, it’s about protection against terror,” the president underlined, “as well as assistance with demining or equipment for firefighters and rescuers, for our doctors, which is already provided at the level of French cities and municipalities, “providing generators and concrete communication systems. This is absolutely clear protection for people.”
He urged mayors and municipal representatives “to be very specific” in helping Ukraine “and supporting the defense of our cities and communities from terror”. Zelensky is confident that this can be achieved through joint efforts.
Since the beginning of October, the Russian occupiers attack infrastructure throughout Ukraine. In the country started introducing temporary blackouts.
According to government data as of November 18, since the start of a full-scale war, more than 1 thousand missiles and drones attacked Substations of Ukraine, following strikes nearly half of Ukraine’s energy system has been shut down.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted on Nov. 17 that the Russian Federation is targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, get her to negotiate. “Same road ISIS terrorists are doing well: they kill innocent people to satisfy their demands,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry commented on Peskov’s words.
On November 20, Ukrenergo noted that it was possible slightly loosen restrictions on consumptiondespite the cold snap.
